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Around the World in Numbers
Welcome to the fun and surprising world of numbers!
Did you know there were about 10,000 light bulbs on the Titanic ? Or that the Eiffel Tower is repainted every seven years—using 1,500 paintbrushes and 60 tons of paint? This engaging collection of statistics encourages kids’ curiosity by sharing some unbelievable numerical facts from across the globe. From famous landmarks and bustling cities to hidden treasures and incredible creatures, no number is too big or too small. Lively graphic illustrations add to the fun.
Did you know there were about 10,000 light bulbs on the Titanic ? Or that the Eiffel Tower is repainted every seven years—using 1,500 paintbrushes and 60 tons of paint? This engaging collection of statistics encourages kids’ curiosity by sharing some unbelievable numerical facts from across the globe. From famous landmarks and bustling cities to hidden treasures and incredible creatures, no number is too big or too small. Lively graphic illustrations add to the fun.
32 pages, Hardcover
Published July 4, 2017
29 people want to read
About the author
Clive Gifford
792 books38 followersClive Gifford is a highly experienced journalist and author with over 170 books published and more than 800 features and stories written for adults and children.
Clive is an unusual author who likes to work in both fiction and non-fiction. Perhaps this reflects his unusual life which, so far, has seen him travel to over 70 countries, be held hostage in Colombia, go parachuting, coach several sports and run a computer games company.
He says: "What drives me more than anything else is the desire to communicate, entertain and inform through the written word."
Clive is an unusual author who likes to work in both fiction and non-fiction. Perhaps this reflects his unusual life which, so far, has seen him travel to over 70 countries, be held hostage in Colombia, go parachuting, coach several sports and run a computer games company.
He says: "What drives me more than anything else is the desire to communicate, entertain and inform through the written word."
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
February 10, 2018
I so enjoyed pouring over the facts, numbers, and illustrations in this book. Although jam-packed with super interesting information, it's not so dense that it's off-putting. On the contrary, I read each and every statistic and was dazzled by almost all of them. Such though-provoking information - AND, I discovered a couple of new places to ad to my bucket list. For older kids, the kind of kids who love maps and encyclopedias and World Record books. And adults, too!
February 16, 2021
It is nice and fun, many new interesting facts, easy lecture and nice for finding new curiosities. 3.5 would be a more accurate score.
May 28, 2021
Fun facts and numbers from all around the world.
September 12, 2021
Super cool. Love the illustrations, too.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews